Care leavers in contact with the responsible authority - LA
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Local authority level data on care leavers, aged 17 to 21, by whether the LA was in touch (as measured on or around their birthday).
For some local authorities, such as Kent or Croydon, the figures may be impacted by significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2021
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Age
- Contact with local authority
- Time period
- 2018 to 2021
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | age | in_touch | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Local authority in touch with care leaver | 11360 | 94 | |||||
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Local authority not in touch with care leaver | 580 | 5 | |||||
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Total | 12080 | 100 | |||||
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Young person no longer requires services | 110 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Young person refuses contact | 40 | ~ |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Age |
| in_touch | Contact with local authority |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
- 'Local authority not in touch' excludes young people where activity information is known, as a third party provided it even though the local authority is not directly in touch with the young person.
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